On mesh restrictions to satisfy comparison principles, maximum principles, and the non-negative constraint: Recent developments and new results

M Mudunuru, KB Nakshatrala - Mechanics of Advanced Materials …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article concerns mesh restrictions that are needed to satisfy several important
mathematical properties—maximum principles, comparison principles, and the nonnegative …

Modeling flow in porous media with double porosity/permeability: A stabilized mixed formulation, error analysis, and numerical solutions

SHS Joodat, KB Nakshatrala, R Ballarini - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
The flow of incompressible fluids through porous media plays a crucial role in many
technological applications such as enhanced oil recovery and geological carbon-dioxide …

Variational inequality approach to enforcing the non-negative constraint for advection–diffusion equations

J Chang, KB Nakshatrala - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Predictive simulations are crucial for the success of many subsurface applications, and it is
highly desirable to obtain accurate non-negative solutions for transport equations in these …

On enforcing maximum principles and achieving element-wise species balance for advection–diffusion–reaction equations under the finite element method

MK Mudunuru, KB Nakshatrala - Journal of Computational Physics, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a robust computational framework for advective–diffusive–reactive systems that
satisfies maximum principles, the non-negative constraint, and element-wise species …

A monotone finite volume scheme for advection–diffusion equations on distorted meshes

S Wang, G Yuan, Y Li, Z Sheng - International journal for …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY A new monotone finite volume method with second‐order accuracy is presented
for the steady‐state advection–diffusion equation. The method uses a nonlinear …

A numerical framework for diffusion-controlled bimolecular-reactive systems to enforce maximum principles and the non-negative constraint

KB Nakshatrala, MK Mudunuru, AJ Valocchi - Journal of Computational …, 2013 - Elsevier
We present a novel computational framework for diffusive–reactive systems that satisfies the
non-negative constraint and maximum principles on general computational grids. The …

On discrete maximum principles for discontinuous Galerkin methods

S Badia, A Hierro - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to propose a monotonicity-preserving method for discontinuous
Galerkin (dG) approximations of convection–diffusion problems. To do so, a novel definition …

Discrete maximum principle based on repair technique for diamond type scheme of diffusion problems

S Wang, G Yuan, Y Li, Z Sheng - International journal for …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, two repair techniques are proposed for diamond schemes of anisotropic
diffusion problems to ensure that the repaired solutions satisfy the discrete maximum …

A scalable variational inequality approach for flow through porous media models with pressure-dependent viscosity

NK Mapakshi, J Chang, KB Nakshatrala - Journal of Computational Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
Mathematical models for flow through porous media typically enjoy the so-called maximum
principles, which place bounds on the pressure field. It is highly desirable to preserve these …

A framework for coupled deformation–diffusion analysis with application to degradation/healing

MK Mudunuru, KB Nakshatrala - International journal for …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This paper deals with the formulation and numerical implementation of a fully coupled
continuum model for deformation–diffusion in linearized elastic solids. The mathematical …